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Show II OLD' MASTER MAY BE THOUGH WITI GAME Iff gsasstfras- it i ' J&M& mkWuWEL 1 H j jl Tliis year may be the last that Christy Mathewson, probably the lulll most famous and best known pitcher in baseball, ivill oppose the bat- Hnj ters iu the National League. All season Matty has shown that he Hijf! has lost his old-time form, that he cannot be depended upon to pitch H jig "air-tight" ball as he did in his prime. As a ball player Matty is I fill old, though still in his prime as a man. H 1 This season Matty has shown flashes of form, but the unfortun- HijPf ate moves proved to' be not'hing but flashes, and it is rumored about Hj that at the close of the season the great Giant pitcher will announce Hljff his retirement. It is said that Mathewson 'has amassed a comfortable I tllf fortune from his large salary and careful investments, and if he does I 1! retire it will be with the good will and regrets of fans all over the I lH country, for no player has proved to be more popular than the "Old H'lfi Master.' |